Many years ago‚ African-Americans no matter how talented or athletic were prohibited in playing or joining in most sports events because of racial barriers. In the year 1927 in Silver‚ South Carolina‚ someone who would change that was born. Her name was Althea Gibson. "She was the first African American to play professional tennis or professional golf in the United States -- and she played them both!" As a little girl Gibson enjoyed participating in many sports and playing them on her free time.
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During Holiday Breaks! Mahnoor Ali 5/3/11 L.A. – 7A What is the point of a holiday break when students have to do homework during it? Why is it called a holiday break if students aren’t really getting a break from school work? Honestly a holiday break is not really a break if students have homework. But‚ if students have no homework during a holiday break then it will truly be a break‚ which is why some people think that students should have no homework during holiday breaks. Also‚ there are
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air‚ we had a lovely Christmas break. As I inspect my child‚ now grown with children of her own‚ holding tickets back to their home‚ longing envelopes me. Hoards of people push past‚ unaware of my pain‚ on their own schedules and heading toward different trains‚ talking and texting on their cell phones. My family boards‚ time as if in slow-motion‚ and motions goodbye until I see them again. I can’t do anything but wave‚ a fake smile upon my face as my heart breaks‚ and a flood of sadness washes
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being offered this chance to coach gave her an opportunity to break the gender barrier for the first full time female coach in league history. This allows the understanding that Becky setting a trailblazing trend within sport that adds a component to the sports world. NBA commissioner Adam Silver states that “ I think just like we’ve seen enormous change in our society‚ just in the last decade‚ I think that’s another ceiling‚ another barrier that will be broken”
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Definition of Break Even point: Break even point is the level of sales at which profit is zero. According to this definition‚ at break even point sales are equal to fixed cost plus variable cost. This concept is further explained by the the following equation: [Break even sales = fixed cost + variable cost] The break even point can be calculated using either the equation method or contribution margin method. These two methods are equivalent. Equation Method: The equation method centers on
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If If someone you love breaks your heart ‚ cry a river ‚ build a bridge and get over it ! She was awakened by the sound of the doorbell . Half groggily watched Julia on the illuminated display of her alarm clock ‚ which was right next to her bed on the nightstand ‚ and they saw that it was one-thirty at night. Had she really heard the bell ? She listened intently . Outside in the garden she heard a noise . Suddenly she was wide awake ‚ stepped briskly from her large mahogany
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Monet: The Break Up of the Ice In 1879‚ Europe had one of its coldest winters and Monet was living in Vetbeuil to experience this winter. When the Seine thawed‚ the ice flooded the countryside and damaged bridges. Monet took advantage of these conditions and began a series of motif paintings in which he would paint the same scene again and again under different light conditions. The ice and water landscape were perfect for this type of painting because they were able to better capture the reflections
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Bad Habits are hard to Break People‚ who smoke cigarettes usually start at a young age‚ some don’t. Most are influenced by his/her parents‚ family members‚ or just being around multiple people that smoke. Smoking is probably one of the hardest habits to break. I started smoking at age ten and have been smoking since. It started off as just something I thought I would do‚ because everyone else around me was doing it. Both of my parents smoke and most of my family does as well. Later on down the
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I Can’t Wait For Summer Break I can’t wait for summer break! I am very excited for summer break. The reason why I can’t wait for summer to get here is so we all can get a break from going to school. The reasons why I have chosen to write about why I can’t wait for summer break is no school work‚ spend time with my brother‚ and I get to visit my mom and dad during summer break. First of all‚ why I can’t wait for summer break is because we don’t have to do school work. I really don’t like
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People who go through a break up happen to feel pain equivalent to being physically injured. I am currently trying to recover from a relationship I thought was going to last. The moment we met everything was alive. They would speak‚ and it was as if I could see the colors admitting from a beautiful symphony. The connection we had was strong enough to cut the tension in a room. The emotions were fresh‚ and understanding one another came as second nature. Though the afternoon when everything came tumbling
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